Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2021-04-05

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 5
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
182 head
307 vs last sale 489 105 vs year ago 287 · 36.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
13 vs last sale 48 15 vs year ago 20 · +75.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
41 vs last sale 47 13 vs year ago 19 · 68.4%
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Steer calves were mostly steady. Heifer calves were steady to 3.00 higher. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.93/cwt on 69 head.
Average price
$141.93
69 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$726
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$91
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.04
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2516143.2574059
Medium and Large 2-3484134.1864910thin
One grade step is worth $9.07/cwt here — about $91 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale69 hd
141.93
KY average25 barns · 5,176 hd
134.89
+7.04
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,92585.851,6533thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42862.3489016
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14955.966436thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06852.365593thin

Every lot, as filed

44 lots · USDA AMS · Kentuckiana Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bulls1,95881.27/cwt79.00–83.001,5912
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12457.60/cwt56.50–58.506474
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19852.68/cwt51.50–54.006312
Bulls1,86095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,7671
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,54754.39/cwt53.00–56.008413
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39761.36/cwt58.50–65.008578
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2558140.00/cwt140.00–140.007812
BullsMedium and Large 1-2645118.00/cwt118.00–118.007614
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2235160.00/cwt160.00–160.003761
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2512144.28/cwt139.00–147.0073920
SteersMedium and Large 1-2645135.50/cwt135.50–135.508745
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530153.40/cwt152.00–160.008139
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550138.00/cwt138.00–138.007591
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008044
BullsMedium and Large 2-3190176.00/cwt176.00–176.003341
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2319161.76/cwt157.00–176.005165
BullsMedium and Large 1-2582130.00/cwt130.00–130.007575
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2361157.18/cwt157.00–158.005676
BullsMedium and Large 1-2510152.50/cwt152.50–152.507788
SteersMedium and Large 1-2345180.00/cwt180.00–180.006211
SteersMedium and Large 2-3813115.00/cwt115.00–115.009352
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2270179.00/cwt179.00–179.004832
BullsMedium and Large 1-2724110.00/cwt110.00–110.007968
BullsMedium and Large 1-2454170.00/cwt170.00–170.0077214
BullsMedium and Large 2-3525135.80/cwt135.00–140.007136
BullsMedium and Large 2-3594125.00/cwt125.00–125.007435
SteersMedium and Large 2-3679125.00/cwt125.00–125.008494
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3395137.00/cwt137.00–137.005411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700115.00/cwt115.00–115.008052
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2451151.00/cwt151.00–151.0068111
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
SteersMedium and Large 2-3623121.00/cwt121.00–121.007542
BullsMedium and Large 1-2675118.00/cwt118.00–118.007972
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0013,1691
BullsMedium and Large 2-3430143.00/cwt143.00–143.006151
BullsMedium and Large 2-3338158.72/cwt156.00–160.005363
BullsMedium and Large 1-2265192.00/cwt192.00–192.005092
BullsMedium and Large 1-2375170.00/cwt170.00–170.006382
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2923107.50/cwt107.50–107.509926
BullsMedium and Large 1-2415170.00/cwt170.00–170.007061
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3580124.36/cwt121.00–126.007213
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3420144.34/cwt138.00–149.006065
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40568.68/cwt67.50–70.509655
CowsLean 85-90%1,06852.36/cwt50.00–55.005593

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.